I have dreamed of making a great lasagna. You know the real Italian kind that’s labor intensive and that has your heart in it from start to finish. And yes, this is that recipe! This is not a recipe that you can make at the spur of the moment. It will take a little over an hour to put it together and about an hour to bake it, but it is so worth it!

Back in June I purchased Make & Take by Better Homes and Gardens and this recipe just stood out. The red sauce is made with red wine, pancetta and whole milk. The white sauce is made with white wine, Porcini mushrooms, and Ricotta cheese. Three years ago before I started writing this blog I did not know Bolognese from Bolgna, but after spending so much time reading cookbooks and blogs Bolognese is everywhere! Can you say bow-low-Knees? We are talking about layers of flavor here. It’s not heavy like most lasagna I have had. It’s just plain good! It’s the best stuff I’ve had in a long time! And you’ll have enough to invite at least eight of your best friends over because it feeds twelve.

For you novice cooks, this is not a hard recipe at all. It just has a lot of steps and takes some time. In the end you will be rewarded with a beautiful dish of the most wonderful lasagna ever and lots of compliments that you thought you would never get!

For the meat sauce, in a Dutch oven cook sausage, ground beef, onion, pancetta, carrot, sweet pepper, celery, and garlic over medium-high heat until meat is brown and onion is tender, using a wooden spoon to break up meat as it cooks. Drain off fat.

4 responses to “Bolognese Lasagna with Porcini-Ricotta Filling”

BH&G always has had the best recipes! I used to have their red and white cookbook…I think it finally gave up the ghost.
Great lasagna, Wanda. I don’t make pasta often, but a dish like this is perfect for a crowd.

Wanda!
I wish I could come to dinner – and you to my house. OMG this looks and sound so flavourful and delish. I went to Bologna last year and got the official sauce recipe and lesson. Have not written about it yet, but it has changed our lives.
YUM
🙂
V